The Political Environment: Penokee Hills Slide Show

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Penokee Hills Slide Show

Mine this?

No way.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Looks like a great place to create some jobs with an open pit mine. The people in Hurley all think it’s a great idea and fully support the mine.
The republicans have the votes, the democrats have the dopes, and blasting should begin soon.

Many thanks to the people who voted to turn the state senate back to the adults in the room who understand what it takes to build an economy. We will be looking forward to the next legislative session which will put the miner back on the state flag and produce jobs, iron and tax revenue.; December 2, 2012 at 4:16 AM
Anonymous said...: There will be no mine. The Manomin will be safe from the whites. There will be no jobs and the whites will leave. Good riddance.; December 2, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Anonymous said...: No way? Why Not? Who in the hell do you Madison liberals think you are dictating to northern Wisconsin what they can do on their own land? Why don’t you get rid of the buildings and people in Madison if you are so concerned about the environment? The pictures on the Nature Conservancy site aren’t even from the area that is actually going to mined which is little more than a wasteland which is why nobody lives there or even heard of it before. Natural treasure my ass. The natural treasure is the iron, which will be used to enhance the lives of people. The Indians, who were constantly on the verge of starvation, sold the land and gave up their interest in it 170 years ago and this is why it is referred to as Ceded Territory (to Cede something is to give it up), It should more correctly be called the sold territory. They sold it to get a few pots and pans and steel tools which are made from the Iron in the ground so they didn’t have to cut up deer meat with rocks (which they took after the wolves killed it). The land was actually claimed by the Sioux who were in the process of coming back to kick the chippewas ass and kick them off their land when the Chippewa quickly sucked up to the US government and made the deal to sell the land (which they didn’t own) and get the added benefit of protection from the Sioux who to this day have no use for them. Madison liberals are so clueless.; December 2, 2012 at 7:56 AM
Anonymous said...: There is no real good reason to oppose the mine. The people in Iron county are totally in support of it. It is on private land owned by the mining companies, there will be no adverse effects to the public waters or land, and it will create jobs and tax revenue which is greatly needed. All the claims of hurting the environment are not founded on anything real, just like the opponents to the Flambeau mine which was right on the river and was operated and reclaimed with no damage to the environment. Iron is also needed in today’s world and the process to get it is better and less damaging than at any other time in history.; December 2, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Anonymous said...: The people in Hurley all favor it, while the people of Mellen,who are closer to the site, do not all favor it.

The people in Hurley are the dopes—drunken dopes. If they spent a little less time listening to each other's BS speculation while in a drunken stupor in the infamous bars of Hurley, they might have a better understanding of this entire mining issue.

The majority of votes for state legislator positions went to Democrats in this past election. It was only through the previous legislatures secretive gerrymandering of districts that Republucans were able to regain the majority that they had lost in the recalls. Don't invest too much in your idea that 'everyone' wants this mine.

Are you also going to share with us your Blatz induced thoughts on the mine as a public performance art piece?

It is time to sober up, Gary.

-HammerHead; December 2, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Clueless?

You might want to actually look at the terms of the treaties that ceded those territories. The Ojibwe retained specific rights as part of that agreement. Those rights have since been upheld by our court system.

There's a clue for you.

-HammerHead; December 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Anonymous said...: I can attest to the fact that all of the images are indeed from within a few miles radius of the proposed mine site.

I grew up in the nearby city of Montreal, and have hiked, fished, skied, and photographed throughout the area.

A wasteland, it most certainly is not—now.

If this open pit mine is constructed, it will become a wasteland.

-HammerHead; December 2, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Anonymous said...: Pull your head out of the old mine shafts of Iron County.

If you want to promote the Flambeau mine as an environmental success story, then concede that the mining regulations under which it was permitted are also a success story and should remain unchanged.

At least refrain from broad generalizations that "the people of Iron County are totally in support of it." This is far from the truth.

Another one of your broad generalizations and denialist lies is your constant repetition of "All claims of hurting the environment are not founded on anything real..."

Have another Blatz at Ozzie's and soon you'll believe that the sun rides a 4-wheeler across the sky everyday, too.

-Hammerhead; December 2, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Anonymous said...: I think Sullivan is wising up to the realities of Republicons wanting to rape the environment. if this is done right then maybe mining will begin in 2 years when the dark evil doppelganger is in prison or back in Tosa and we can stop this for good. Besides - the demand for this iron has plummeted.; December 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Anonymous said...: This isn't about iron mining. This is about gutting environmental protections in the current metallic mining law. Think Zinc.; December 2, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Funny how the peanut gallery here thinks the norhtwest of WI supports mining there.

The Republicans were so scared of Ashland County residents speaking about the bill that they held the house hearing in Kenosha in the morning (and scheduled the senate hearing for Madison for the same time).; December 2, 2012 at 10:44 PM